My delegation extends hearty congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. I also wish to use this opportunity to express my delegation’s appreciation to Ambassador Nabil Elaraby for his excellent stewardship of the Council in the mo…
It is with great sadness that my delegation joins other members of the United Nations who spoke earlier to express our shock at the ongoing military confrontation in Lebanon, which has resulted in the killing of innocent civilians, including women and children, and the destruction of property and in…
On behalf of the African Group, I would like to pay tribute to the late King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho, whose untimely and tragic death in a road accident on 15 January robbed the Kingdom of a very energetic and far-sighted monarch. During his reign Lesotho became an active member of southern Africa,…
At the outset, my delegation would like to associate itself with the statement made by the representative of the Philippines on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. We fully support the views expressed in that statement. Let me also take this opportunity to commend the Secretary- General for his inf…
Allow me to commend the Secretary-General on his report in document A/50/401 and A/50/401/Add.1, dated 20 September 1995 and 20 October 1995, respectively, in
The implementation of resolution 49/9 of 26 October 1994, entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo impos…
It is a great honour for me to speak on behalf of my delegation, since my Foreign Minister is currently campaigning in the impending presidential and parliamentary elections.
Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the historic fiftieth session of the United Nations Gene…
I should like, at the outset, to express my delegation’s support for the statement made by Ambassador Slaheddine Abdellah of Tunisia, who spoke on behalf of the African countries, and for the intervention of Ambassador Ramtane Lamamra of Algeria, who spoke on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. Tan…
It is an honour and a privilege for me to address the Assembly on behalf of my Government on agenda item 35, the important item on the law of the sea. This is a truly historic occasion.
In December 1982 the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea was signed by 119 delegations on the first day i…
I wish to express my delegation’s sincere appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General contained in document A/49/398 of 20 September 1994, concerning agenda item 24, now being considered by the General Assembly.
Like last year’s report, this one contains replies from Member States on the im…
It gives me much pleasure to participate in this very important debate on desertification. May I express at the outset my delegation’s satisfaction at the speedy and efficient conclusion in Paris last June of the negotiation process of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, which paved the way…
